"Light a spark in your heart": Action for the anniversary of deportation held in Lviv

Participants of the action paid tribute to the memory of victims of the Crimean Tatar people tragedy - Deportation of 1944

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May 17 in Lviv an action "Light a spark in your heart" was held near the monument to Taras Shevchenko

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The event is timed to the 74th anniversary of the deportation of the Crimean Tatar people from the peninsula

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Participants of the action made the outlines of the Crimean peninsula and the number "74" with candle flames, as well as the outlines of the national Ukrainian and Crimean Tatar coats of arms - Tamga and Trident

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The action was organized by the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar people, the World Congress of Crimean Tatar, the CrimeaSOS NGO, the Crimean Tatar Cultural Center Crimean House in Lviv and the Representation of the Spiritual Board of Muslims

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The action was also attended by representatives of the city authorities, in particular, Deputy Mayor Andrii Moskalenko

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Not only Crimeans, but also Lviv residents and those who are not indifferent to the fate of the indigenous people of the Crimea took part in the action

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The flag of the Crimean Tatar people was everywhere flying around the event, and many participants came to the action of memory by whole families